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Wednesday, July 12th 2006, 8:13pm

Thank you thats such a nice offer, Everything they do comes with so much choice, feeding, sleeping, prams etc. Im like a kid in a sweet shop.

I have a while to go yet and my sis and brother have offered to buy them for us, but i really dont want them to waste cash either,
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Wednesday, July 12th 2006, 8:17pm

I know, you wait until you have your babies, the spending never ends & you want to buy everything!!! ebay is great for toys & clothes. How are you feeling, is your bump very big?

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Wednesday, July 12th 2006, 9:47pm

Where about in wales are you??? I have a few things to sell, car seats bases, lavender lamb play mat, possibly moses baskets if i can bring myself to part with them, loads of clothes!!!!!!!!!

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Thursday, July 13th 2006, 10:33am

Im in north wales by conwy, and i have just curtosy of RENE had my 1st bump pic posted on FZ so take a look and you can see if i look big, i feel ok a bit uncomfy as it gets to bed time but ok otherwise
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Thursday, July 13th 2006, 7:50pm

I have posted about your bump!!! Im in the midlands near wolverhampton so probs a bit far???? xxxx

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Thursday, July 13th 2006, 8:46pm

Thanks any way Nice of you to offer x x x

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Friday, July 14th 2006, 9:16pm

JUst wanted to show this, this is me towards the end of pg!! xxx

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Friday, July 14th 2006, 9:32pm

wow Clare, I remember looking at this pic, I'm gonna post my ones now!!! I was about the same size as you!! our big bumps!!!

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Friday, July 14th 2006, 9:44pm

I know its scarey how big are bellys grow!!! I do have a pic about a week before they arrived where i am even bigger but i have my pj's on and look like a minger so stick with this one as its slightly more attractive!! xx

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my huge bump 4 weeks b4 M & D arrived!!!

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 3:37pm

Does anybody know which play mat would be good for twins, had a look at some but they just look too small for 2 babies??? You girls are sooooooooooo helpful thanks xxx

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 4:06pm

me & Clare have the ELC Lavender Lamb, it's brill, my 2 looked so tiny when they were born now look huge in it, keeps them amused. £30.00 ELC.

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 4:10pm

Lulu,

loving your pics of your ickle twins, (scans) I always look at their scans, brings back beautiful memories, it doesn't seem real until they start kicking!!!

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 4:13pm

Thanks honey, I think one of them looks like ET it makes me laugh every time!! That play mat looks lovely and very unisex so if I had a boy and a girl it would be great, how long do you think they would both fit on it together for??? or should I be buying them 1 each????

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 4:37pm

Lulu my two stayed on it untill they learnt to roll off it!! Never needed another one, did have one but they didn't like it!!! The lavender lamb is perfect. xxx

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 5:53pm

I wouldn't buy one each, it's up to you really, mine are 4months & still play in it, as Clare says much later also. your be buying bouncy chairs as well as walkers, that's next on my long list!!! Daisy can roll over now & sleeps on her side!

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 6:51pm

Awwww i remember when mine started to do that they sleep all scrunched up on their front now!! I haven't had walkers, got a bit of a thing about them!!!

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 6:59pm

they will prob both sleep on their front, Molly does during the day & would sleep for hours!, what thing have you got about walkers? what did you do when that sat up? what did you use?

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 7:41pm

They encourage babies to walk on tip toes and i think there was some talk about spinal probs, plus they can be dangerous!! I have a hop n pop by fisher price, i swing, but to be honest i used to just let them roll around the floor!! xx

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 7:51pm

never heard of that, thankyou, I tried to look for the hop n pop in Mothercare as you mentioned it b4 but couldn't find it, & tried fisherprices.co.uk, where did you buy it? I'm thinking about buying a swing, 2 babies roll around on the floor!! 8o god I will never be able to leave there sight!!! did you bother with the Bumbo seats, I've just bought some deluxe reclining chairs when they start to sit for their food, so they will prob sit in them when they watch "Sesame Street" & Tweenies!!! they love the telly like Mummy (well, I use to watch it!!)

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 7:53pm

I am selling my hop n pop??? Got mine from argos. No i didn't have bumbo chairs, trust me they are safer rolling around than in the walkers, well thats my opinion!!! xx

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 7:53pm

found them on kiddicare.co.uk, it looks great!!!just wished mothercare did them as I have vouchers. :rolleyes:

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 7:54pm

I will trust you, you had your twins 1st & are more experienced than me!!! are you selling it on ebay? x

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 7:55pm

Lulu i also have the lavender lamb for sale??? Its in near perfect condition. xx

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 7:55pm

I was gonna but not put it on yet!!! Need to sell everything as i have no room for new toys!!! 8o

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 7:59pm

ok, let me know how much for, theres some on ebay but with the postage I might as well buy a new one, £43.99 let me know your price, PM me if you wanna, & all the other stuff you have.
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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 8:08pm

Have pm'd you hun. xx

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Monday, July 17th 2006, 9:26am

Hi Clare, sorry been working all weekend, i'd love to buy the play mat from you if you want to sell it, Money is very tight after the treatment, so having to buy 2 of all the major items is wonderful but very costly. Also as you say it wont be something that gets used for a long time, let me know how much etc, thanks honey xx

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Monday, July 17th 2006, 9:34am

Oh and what shall I go for the bouncers or the perfect height swings form mamas and papas, I need to decide!!!!

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Monday, July 17th 2006, 9:56am

I just had two bouncers, to be honest mine weren't very good 8o I would go for ones that are suitable from birth and that lie totally flat. As for feeding hun when you feed two together with bottles the easiest way i found was to sit in the middle of the settee and have each babies head on your thigh and then bottle in each mouth!!! You can then wind one and carry on feeding one.....well while they are small you can

Then as they get bigger they have to wait a bit

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Monday, July 17th 2006, 5:58pm

Lulu,

I have the Kick & Play Fisherprice bouncers they are great for feeding & have lots of music & toys, Molly goes mad when I play the music & kicks her feet to move the bouncer up & down!!!, they don't recline though, I also have mothercare fully reclining chairs but they were boring MIL bought them!!! twins are much easier to feed when they are 3 months, when they were tiny I use to prop up lots of cushions on our bed or put them on the V-shaped pillow.

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Monday, July 17th 2006, 8:40pm

Can i ask how much weight you twin mums put on and was itall gained at end?????
I weighed my self at aand it said i was 12st that means ive put on 11kgs if scales was accurate.

I will chk weight with midwife nect week but was just wondering in mean time

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Tuesday, July 18th 2006, 10:48am

I was amazed, I didn't put any on!!! I had morning/afternoon sickness until 26 weeks & I lost a stone & that went back on at the end & when I gave birth my clothes before getting pregnant were to big!!! so had to buy one size smaller, but now I've been eating like a mad woman!!!!

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Tuesday, July 18th 2006, 11:39am

I have also lost about 8lbs since being pregnant event hough I have bigger boobs and a bump!!! My bum is smaller than it's been for a long time!!! I'm sure i'll pile it all on soon. The good news is that i havent been sick for 3 days so am just keeping my fingers crossed!!! xx

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Tuesday, July 18th 2006, 2:40pm

my boobs did go from a 38FF to a 46C!!!!!!!!!!!! but didn't appear that much bigger, well DH said they were but have now gone back to my normal size.

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Wednesday, July 19th 2006, 4:46pm

lol Jenny enjoy them whilst they last I was the same 36b but have already gone up to a 36C!!

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Sunday, May 20th 2007, 8:40pm

Twinny Tips

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Thought it might be useful to kick this thread off that could then grow!!

All you twinny parents, if you knew then, what you know now. What killer tips would you give to a new twin parent.

The stuff that they don't tell you in the hospitals...

I'll Kick off and this post can be the list, i'll edit it as more get added.

1. If feeding formula - Get your babies used to room temperature milk

2. When trying to feed two babies with bottles at the same time, sit in the middle of the settee with each baby lying head on each thigh bottles in mouths....easy!!! You can then scoop them up to wind them!!

3. Feed them both at the same time and nap at the same time.

4. Don't be lured into cutesy pink and blue clothes when they are really young, they'll grow out of them in no time and if one is bigger than the other, you can't "hand them down" - buy white!

5. V-Shaped pillows - a multitude of different uses!! both ante and post natally!

6. Buy a Protect a bub (double) for side by side buggies, I was going to but 2 parasols until somebody recommended this and its brilliant. Keeps sun and uv rays off.

7. Join, Boots parenting club, Pampers and tesco's baby club as all the vouchers come in handy.

8. Dont buy many clothes as people buy you loads and babies tend to stay in sleepsuits for first few months.

9. Get a tumble dryer for winter and a very long washing line for summer.

10. Sleep when they sleep in the very early days.

11. Always get friends to help out when they visit, they love to help and it makes your life easier.

12. Try not to worry about a routine for the first few weeks as can stress you out and babies will dictate to you at first.

13. Get your DH to help out with the night feeds, its quicker doing both together, so you get more sleep

14. Think about what you buy as you really dont need somethings, for example I bought bottle warmers, never used them, A cot top changer, use a mat on the floor

15. Take loads of pictures and video as they grow so fast and enjoy every minute cos being a twin mummy/daddy is the most wonderful thing

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Sunday, May 20th 2007, 8:42pm

When trying to feed two babies with bottles at the same time, sit in the middle of the settee with each baby lying head on each thigh bottles in mouths....easy!!! You can then scoop them up to wind them!! May have a pic somewhere to show what i mean will have a look. xxx

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DONT let anyone pick them up if they are asleep

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haha..thats the same for any children eh?? lmao

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Feed them at the same time and put them for naps at the same time. xx

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Sunday, May 20th 2007, 8:55pm

If you have girl boy twins, don't be tempted by cutesy blue and pink...go white all the way - as they grow, one may well be bigger than the other and you wont be left up with your little girl in blue babygros! or vice versa.

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Sunday, May 20th 2007, 9:00pm

rountine: feed/sleep at same times.

Feeding: I always did in bouncy chairs or v-shaped pillows, never did the thigh thing! sounds difficult!

When they both scream, run away!!!!

Andy - girls don't wear white, pink pink pink!!! mine had lovely little outfits at newborn! so cute they were!

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Sunday, May 20th 2007, 9:04pm

...you had twin girls!! lmao

of course go pink!! and if you have twin boys...go blue!!

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Feeding: I always did in bouncy chairs or v-shaped pillows, never did the thigh thing! sounds difficult!

Nope very very easy...........and comfy too, none of this stretching killing your back buisness!!! xxx

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Sunday, May 20th 2007, 9:06pm

Thanks you could have told me 14 months ago!!! you prob did, thinking about it my back did kill but I just carried on as you do!!! v-shaped pillows are great esp on our bed, all propped up.

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